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    Costco to flow tariff refunds, ‘if and when’ received, back to customers

    CEO Ron Vachris said Thursday that the retailer is committed to returning any potential refunds to its customers through “lower prices and better values.”

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    States sue Trump in bid to halt 10% global tariff

    A lawsuit from a cohort of over 20 states argues the president overstepped his authority by failing to meet a never-before-used statute's requirements.

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    C-suites eye reinvesting tariff refunds into supply chains, R&D

    Supply chain diversification/resilience tops the list of intended uses for potential tariff refunds, a KPMG survey found.

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    Rising CEO, CFO optimism fuels business investment: AICPA survey

    Expectations of lower borrowing costs and pro-growth economic policies this year have sparked optimism among top financial executives, according to a survey.

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    Delta names new CFO amid sweeping leadership changes

    Delta veteran Erik Snell will step in as CFO as the airline aims to navigate the impact from the Iran war, including a spike in fuel prices and canceled flights to Middle East hubs.

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    Tariff refunds: Court provides first step with liquidation order

    The Court of International Trade on Wednesday directed Customs and Border Protection to remove defunct tariffs when finalizing non-liquidated entries.

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    Tracking CPA licensure paths: Removing the 150-hour-rule hurdle

    State changes to licensing rules are chipping away at a decades-old system that has largely required CPA candidates to complete what effectively amounts to a fifth year of schooling.

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    Former Indian River State College CFO files whistleblower retaliation, defamation suit

    Marvin Pyles is alleging he was unfairly terminated by the college after uncovering millions in financial mismanagement. He is seeking reinstatement, backpay and a jury trial.

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    SEC, PCAOB accounting, auditing enforcement actions drop: Cornerstone

    While enforcements typically decline during administrative transitions, the SEC’s accounting and auditing actions touched a nine-year-low in 2025, the report found.

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    GitLab aims for greater investor transparency under new CFO

    The shift comes as investors in major software companies increasingly prioritize forward expectations and visibility into demand trends, not just top-line revenue.

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    Service sector grows at fastest pace since mid-2022: ISM

    “The services sector is heating up,” according to Steve Miller, chair of the services business survey committee at the Institute for Supply Management.

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    Small businesses flag inflation as biggest challenge: Fed survey

    The widening war in the Persian Gulf may spur inflation if it halts shipments of oil and other energy commodities for an extended period, according to economists.

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    West Virginia to open new CPA pathways in May

    Nebraska and West Virginia are the latest states to adopt new rules enabling accountants to be licensed with a bachelor’s degree and two years of experience.

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    CFOs must be ‘very specific’ about AI ROI metrics: West Monroe

    For CFOs growing tired of sweeping AI generalizations, identifying specific KPIs for its use can enable a more disciplined — and financially rewarding — approach, West Monroe’s Connor Augustyn said.

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    Tech firm Asana’s CFO resigns after less than two years in seat

    CFO Sonalee Parekh will be replaced by Aziz Megji, who currently serves as head of financial planning and analysis at the software firm.

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    AI training efforts give ROI a boost

    Data and AI literacy have emerged as critical skills in the enterprise as the value of investments comes into focus, according to a DataCamp report.

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    6 CFO tips for confronting data challenges as AI scales

    CFOs have visibility into every major data touchpoint, making them uniquely positioned to reduce silos, writes Runway CEO Siqi Chen.

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    SEC dismisses fraud case against former View Inc. CFO

    CFOs often make “easy targets” when it comes to accounting disagreements and so must be prepared to explain their decisions even years later, Morrison & Foerster Partner Craig Martin told CFO Dive.

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    Manufacturing grows for second straight month despite headwinds: ISM

    A lengthy conflict in the Middle East may sustain high energy prices and jeopardize gains in manufacturing this year.

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    Producer prices rise more than forecast, affirming inflation persistence

    Measures of inflation have sent mixed signals in the past several weeks, prompting some Federal Reserve officials to favor collecting more data before further easing.

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    CFOs must craft AI, cyber literacy ‘baseline’: Sysdig

    Companies prepping for a surge of “AI-driven roles” must place particular importance on AI and cyber literacy, Sysdig CFO Karen Walker said.  

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    Top US class action settlements hit record $79B

    Corporate defendants are “operating in a new era of enhanced class action risks,” according to global law firm Duane Morris.

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    CEOs see AI as the biggest business risk, exceeding geopolitical turmoil

    CEOs and CFOs, confronting the rapid spread of AI, face the risk of underperforming by investing either too little or too much in the far-reaching technology.

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    Orbia taps finance transformation leader as next CFO

    Orbia veteran Cristian Capellino will step in as CFO as the business targets $250 million in annual cost savings by 2027.  

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    GenAI, machine-learning gap is a finance stressor, MindBridge CFO says

    Finance chiefs face genAI hype pressure as efforts to combine its user-friendly benefits with machine learning are still evolving, Matthias Steinberg says.